Method and system for operating a vehicle

Abstract

A method for operating a vehicle having a sensor device including at least two technologically diversified sensor units. The method includes: detection of pieces of surroundings information with the aid of the sensor device; defined evaluation of the pieces of surroundings information detected by the technologically diversified sensor units with respect to plausibility; and defined usage of the pieces of surroundings information using a result of the defined evaluation of the detected pieces of surroundings information.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle having a sensor device including at least two technologically diversified sensor units, the method comprising the following steps:
 detecting of pieces of surroundings information using the sensor device including the at least two technologically diversified sensor units; 
 performing a defined evaluation of the pieces of surroundings information detected by the technologically diversified sensor units with respect to plausibility; and 
 performing a defined usage of the pieces of surroundings information using a result of the defined evaluation of the detected pieces of surroundings information, 
 wherein a conditional voter is configured in a defined manner to evaluate a plurality of data streams, each data stream of the plurality of data streams associated with an operating state of the vehicle, a system state, and/or a traffic situation. 
 
     
     
       2. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a driving area of the vehicle is detected in the detecting step and evaluated using the sensor device in the defined evaluation. 
     
     
       3. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a plausibility check of a presence of an object in surroundings of the vehicle is carried out. 
     
     
       4. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the defined evaluation of the technologically diversified sensor units is carried out redundantly. 
     
     
       5. The method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein the driving area is virtually partitioned in a geometric aspect for the defined evaluation of the technologically diversified sensor units. 
     
     
       6. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein during the defined evaluation of the pieces of surroundings information detected by the technologically diversified sensor units with respect to plausibility, evaluation algorithms are processed in relation to one another in a defined manner. 
     
     
       7. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the technologically diversified sensor units include a fuzzy logic, and/or nondeterministic systems, and/or nondeterministic algorithms, and/or sporadically error-prone systems. 
     
     
       8. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the performing of the defined usage includes using the pieces of surroundings information during an automated parking of the vehicle. 
     
     
       9. The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the performing of the defined usage includes using the pieces of surroundings information in urban surroundings. 
     
     
       10. A system for operating a vehicle, comprising:
 at least two technologically diversified sensor units configured to detect pieces of surroundings information of the vehicle; 
 an evaluation unit configured to perform a defined evaluation of the pieces of surroundings information detected by the technologically diversified sensor units with respect to plausibility; and 
 a decision unit configured to perform a defined usage of the pieces of surroundings information using a result of the defined evaluation of the detected pieces of surroundings information, 
 wherein a conditional voter is configured in a defined manner to evaluate a plurality of data streams, each data stream of the plurality of data streams associated with an operating state of the vehicle, a system state, and/or a traffic situation. 
 
     
     
       11. A non-transitory computer-readable data carrier on which is stored a computer program including program code for operating a vehicle, the vehicle having a sensor device including at least two technologically diversified sensor units, the computer program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform the following steps:
 detecting of pieces of surroundings information with using the sensor device including the at least two technologically diversified sensor units; 
 performing a defined evaluation of the pieces of surroundings information detected by the technologically diversified sensor units with respect to plausibility; and 
 performing a defined usage of the pieces of surroundings information using a result of the defined evaluation of the detected pieces of surroundings information, 
 wherein a conditional voter is configured in a defined manner to evaluate a plurality of data streams, each data stream of the plurality of data streams associated with an operating state of the vehicle, a system state, and/or a traffic situation.